Without the support and assistance of our community organisations and many individuals who come along to work on the day, the carnival could not be the success that it is.

One of the outstanding features of the carnival is that it is so well supported by the community.

Unfortunately circumstances beyond our control, mainly the weather, we had to cancel our carnival for this year, the first in its history.

Thank you also to Junee Shire Council for their continuing support of our carnival, we have had many meetings and phone calls with staff over the last few weeks with our decision making.

Thank you also to all our sponsors. 

We live in a very supportive community who are each prepared to help other organisations with events.

It is our sponsors and local suppliers who will also feel the loss of the carnival with the cancellation of accommodation, orders, line marking equipment as well as the people actually spending money while they visit Junee.

I know preparation was well under way for catering at the time of the cancellation, especially at the bakery.

The committee appreciates the support given to the carnival by both Country Rugby League and the NRL. 

Our NRL Ambassador, Alan Tongue was looking forward to being part of the carnival and hopefully he will be able to return next year. 

I would also like to thank the very hard working committee members for their efforts during this time; it was not an easy decision to cancel the carnival.

Hoping for more favourable conditions in 2017 and we get to have the 74th carnival.

Maree Allamby

Secretary, Riverina Schoolboys Football Carnival

The need for a suitably constructed disabled access to the Athenium is not disputed as the access at the right of the building is unsuitable.

There is access at the left hand side but it is more effective as an exit rather than an entry area. 

There is nobody I know of who puts looks before equality in this matter.

We are a caring and supportive community and the wellbeing and safety for everyone is  paramount.

In an emergency situation when up to 700 people are exiting the theatre from both downstairs and the dress circle above, the flow of traffic would be impeded because of the changed conditions of the entry area and the need to negotiate the ramp and its railings before reaching the footpath.

At the same time Emergency Services would be attempting to enter the building with great hindrance.

With everyone panicking to get out, including the disabled, a potential disaster could eventuate. 

On speaking to a number of elderly people in need of mobility aides or/and support, they have said they would prefer a quieter, more dignified entrance where they are not jostled about and felt safe .

This could well be the case with parents with young children and babies in prams as they would have more control. 

Why not a more dignified disabled entry through the double doors next to the main entrance into a reception room; then through to the foyer?

In this way both public safety and heritage value would be further protected.

Another point to make is the impingement of the ramp over a metre onto the public footpath.

That has further implications.

Why should the theatre have precedence over other buildings in that respect?

Flow of foot traffic would be hindered during festivals with no opportunity to set up stalls etc as the ramp commences right back at the beginning of the display windows.

These windows will no longer be admired for their lovely displays because the railings of the ramp will impinge in front of them. 

Finally, the theatre belongs to the people of Junee but in this instance they have not been given the opportunity to view the plans in a timely fashion, nor have they been adequately informed.

A community meeting/forum would be a good idea.

Virginia Stewart     

Junee

Some media outlets and several of my more cynical friends are denigrating PM Turnbull for rolling-over to the more conservative factions when not recommending former-PM Rudd for the office of UN Secretary General.

How quickly we forget!  The Labor Party itself torpedoed Rudd's candidacy when Rudd campaigned against then-PM Gillard.

"Dysfunctional," "paralysis," "psychopath," "narcissist," "sabotage," "chaotic," ... "unfit" ... a very few of Labor's own accusations against Rudd.

An ancient wise man is reported to have said, "As you sow, so shall you reap."  [Paul, Galatians 6:7]  

Let's refrain from blaming Turnbull for something Labor brought on itself!

Judy Bamberger

O'Connor

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